dimidiation
dimidiation · dimidiations
The act of dividing into halvesThe act of dividing into halves.
/dɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of dividing into halves.
(countable, uncountable)The condition of being divided into halves.
(countable, uncountable)A marshalling of two coats of arms by the bisection per pale of their escutcheons and forming a new coat of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other.
Origin
Continuing the Middle English dimydicion (circa 1425, in an arithmetical sense), from theContinuing the Middle English dimydicion (circa 1425, in an arithmetical sense), from the Late Latin dīmidiātiō.
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Forms
plural: dimidiations| Singular | dimidiation |
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable